Tapewagens in concert

Here an improv session with two tape-trolleys, unfortunately not in stereo. According to Wenko it sounds like cats fighting. I like the theatrical element a lot, and the challenge of course is to make a real piece out of this material. What i find interesting is the opposition between the 'abstraction' of distorted, trashy material on the one hand, and the 'realism' of quoting recognizable song on the other hand. I'm thinking of dividing tape-lines into different sections (e.g. spoken word, pop music, classical music, etc.) to have more than only one kind of material in the piece, and to be able to combine different sound textures. Only pop music as a source may be a bit boring. And then the pitch and location would be the only parameters involved. A problem to overcome is the fragility of the material. Still thinking of a smooth way to guide the tape into the cassette-player, this is the point where the tape often cracks.


by Wobbe